Subject: Social Studies (8 - 12), or Technology Education (6 - 8) Title: European History Art PresentationsDescription: The students are assigned an artist from the period of European history that the class is studying at the time of the assignment. The students will research their artist and write a one page paper giving the general background information on the artist. Additionally, the student will create a visual presentation of the artists' work and make a first person presentation to the class lasting not more than ten minutes.

Subject: English Language Arts (11), or Social Studies (9 - 12), or Technology Education (9 - 12) Title: Research Project: American Heroes - Collaborative EducationDescription: This lesson is designed to help students of all backgrounds learn to work together in groups to complete a research paper assignment. This is a collaborative based lesson plan that challenges students to work together to complete the assignment as a warm-up to the individual research paper required at the end of the term. It is a technology-based lesson with student presentations and student guided research. It is a cross curriculum based lesson with areas of history and technology integrated within the lesson's content.

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Subject: Social StudiesTitle: Andrew Jackson's Uniform CoatAdd BookmarkDescription: Andrew Jackson wore this uniform coat at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815; it was also worn by Jackson when he sat for his portrait by artist Ralph E. W. Early, about 1815Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Science,Social StudiesTitle: Nobel Prize MedalAdd BookmarkDescription: Edwin McMillan shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Glenn Seaborg. McMillan discovered element 93, or neptunium, in 1940 while working on the world's largest cyclotron at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Seaborg's discovery of element 94, or plutonium, was based on McMillan's discovery.Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Language Arts - Journalism - Social Studies - GeographyTitle: Daily Life in the Middle EastAdd BookmarkDescription: This Xpeditions lesson asks students to focus on the people of Iraq. They think critically about what the media delivers--specifically, why it focuses so heavily on war coverage and how this may contribute to skewed views of Iraq and its people. Students explore Iraq's rich cultural history and read online articles or print publications about daily life in Iraq. Finally, in small groups, they study further one aspect of daily life in Iraq (or another country in the Middle East) and create presentations for the rest of the class.Thinkfinity Partner: National Geographic EducationGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Subject: Social StudiesTitle: John Brown's LegacyAdd BookmarkDescription: In this lesson, students will examine primary sources to understand John Brown's actions in Harpers Ferry and will develop a creative project on his legacy. This resource was produced to accompany the exhibition The Price of Freedom: Americans at War , by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: 9,10,11,12